A shell-shocked Gus Logie paid a heartfelt tribute to Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer last night, labelling the former England batsman who died suddenly yesterday “one of the most revolutionary coaches of the past 20 years”.

The cricketing world is today mourning the death of the hugely admired 58-year-old, who was found unconscious in his Jamaica hotel room yesterday morning after a suspected heart attack — less than 24 hours after Pakistan were sensationally eliminated from the World Cup in the preliminary stages.

“It’s difficult to express how I feel right now — I just cannot believe it,” Logie said.

“Any coach of a major team, but particularly those on the subcontinent where the game is a religion, is subjected to the most intense pressure imaginable, and in this situation it looks like it may have had the most tragic consequences.

“He was a revolutionary coach who set the benchmark for all of us with his technical and tactical innovation.

“I saw him just last week in Jamaica at the opening ceremony and he looked healthy and happy, so his sudden death is truly shocking to me. I feel numb.”

After a long playing career, Woolmer quickly established his reputation as one of the world’s top coaches, enjoying long and successful spells with both South Africa and Pakistan — while he was touted as a potential replacement for England’s Duncan Fletcher.

He was also employed for a two-year spell as the International Cricket Council’s high performance manager and was heavily involved in persuading the world governing body to greatly expand the number of Associate nations involved in the World Cup — a change for which Bermuda has a lot to be thankful for.